Albert Almadio HENSMAN

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Topic: Albert Almadio HENSMAN

Age on enlistment: 20 years.

Last Employer: J Rose, Flaxmiller.

Previous Military Training: 3 years Territorials, Shannon.

NOK: Mother, Mrs Emma Hensman, Shannon.

Probate: Letters of Administration, Archives NZ, Wellington.

Height: 5'8" Weight: 144lb.

Chest: 33' - 37" Complexion: Dark.

Eyes: Grey. Hair: Dark.

Birthdate on School Admission Registers is 6 June 1895. 5 May 1895 is the date given in the Attestation Form for WW1.

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Date of birth:	05 May 1895
Date of death:	03 October 1916
Place of birth:	Registered Palmerston North
Awards:	1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal
Occupation:	Flax miller/Labourer
Last known residence:	Post Office, Foxton
Cause of death:	Killed in action
Place of death:	France
Spouses name:	Unmarried
Fathers name:	Thomas
Fathers date of birth:	1855
Fathers place of birth:	Stoke Goldington, Buckinghamshire, England
Fathers date of death:	13 September 1939
Mothers name:	Emma (née Smith)
Mothers date of birth:	abt 1856
Mothers place of birth:	Birmingham, England
Mothers date of death:	23 November 1942
Parents date of marriage:	1884
Siblings:	Valentine (b 1887), Henry C (b 1889), Ruth C (b 1891), Oliver James (3 Feb 1893 –- 12 Feb 1939, buried Shannon), and
Parents place of marriage:	Wellington, New Zealand
Date of arrival overseas:	20 December 1915
Theatres of war:	Egypt and Western Front
Place of embarkation:	on HMT "Willochra"
Surname:	HENSMAN
War memorial:	Shannon
Place enlisted:	Trentham
Christian names:	Albert Almadio
Place of arrival overseas:	Suez, Egypt
Overseas memorial:	Caterpillar Valley (NZ) Memorial
School:	Shannon 6 September 1900 - 14 February 1907; Ballance; Ohau 1908; Shannon 3 April 1908 - 13 November 1908
Wars:	WW1
Service number:	24/1392
Religion:	Presbyterian
Date enlisted:	24 August 1915
Final rank:	Rifleman
Regiment or service:	2nd Bn 3rd NZ Rifle Brigade
Embarkation date:	13 November 1915
User reference:	7.51